Bryce Dallas Howard is best known as Ron Howard’s actress daughter; she’s starred in prestige films over twenty years including the Jurassic Wolrd films, Rocketman, The Help, Spider-Man 3 and The Village. Now directing shorts and television she’s releasing her first documentary feature Dads in time for Father’s Day on Apple TV+. It’s a funny, emotional, enlighting and often profound tribute to the… View Post
By Anne Brodie Spike Lee looks at the tragic history of African Americans in US wars in his stirring 2.5 hour Da 5 Bloods. Set within the story of four Vietnam veterans (Clarke Peters, Delroy Lindo, Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Norm Lewis) returning to ‘Nam to claim the remains of their comrade and a cache of gold bars they hid, it’s a… View Post
By Anne Brodie Stephanie March, the no-nonsense Attorney Alexandra Cabot in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit aims for comic nonsense in the social influencers mockumentary The Social Ones. I spoke with her about, among other weighty matters, her blouses. The Social Ones is on VOD now.
By Anne Brodie Toronto activist Hannah Alper is seventeen years old, and she’s a world-renowned global activist. Let that sink in. At nine, she launched her blog Call Me Hannah and since that time has given a Ted Talk, spoken at 37 WE events and is the hopeful heart and face of Canada’s youth movement. Hannah joins young activists Cooper… View Post
By Anne Brodie Hannah Alper was just nine when she found her calling. She launched a blog http://callmehannah.ca/ to explore and open conversations with young people about climate change. Now seventeen and a renowned activist and motivational speaker, Hannah continues to inspire others, no matter their age, to find their passion and share her growing concern for the environment. Hannah… View Post
banner shot of The vast of Night emailed earlier The docuseries Dear… launches Monday on Apple TV+ and is under strict review embargo. It’s about beloved cultural figures receiving thank you letters from people around the world who were inspired by them. R.J. Cutler shines the light of gratitude on Oprah Winfrey, Gloria Steinem, Spike Lee, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Yara Shahidi,… View Post